The Learning Curve (2001)
Paul and Georgia are lovers, soul mates...and partners in crime. But when this duplicitous duo tries to dupe the wrong man, they are ensnared in a world more dangerous than they could ever have imagined. Seduced into working for him on dangerous jobs beyond their small-time capability, Paul and Georgia suddenly have everything they've ever wanted...and even more to lose.
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Pretty Good
Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film! It drew me in and kept me watching. To see these characters go through the changes they go through was truly amazing to me. Monet Mazur was geogeous and Carmine Giovinazzo did a great job along with Norbert Weisser who plays his character to the edge. I thought the film was well cast, the acting was superb, the locations were really nice and the story original. Just sit back and enjoy the ride because this one is worth the trip. I give it thumbs up.
Too bad there is such pain in this movie as Carmine's smile makes it worth the watch. Many will relate to the pain of a troubled childhood as they watch two young people fall prey to an "easy way out". I enjoyed the film but it had a sad ending.
Now I have to say that the film wasn't that bad, but it wasn't that great. A bit of a loose story about boy meets girl, boy and girl find a way to get everything they wanted, girl realizes it was a mistake, boy dies just after he realizes.But man if they had gone into more about Vinny's (Vincent Ventresca's) character, Marshall; I think this movie would have been wonderful. Marshall was such a Bad A@@. I want to know why he was that way.I honestly would love to take his character, make my own film about him, and actually die to have Vinny play him again.My recommendation... See it for Vinny. His scenes are really the only thing worth watching. The story is dull. The characters were not as developed as they could have been. And none of them (besides a more developed Marshall) where anywhere near where they could have been. Vinny's was wonderful.
"The Learning Curve" tells an obvious and naive tale about a couple of young scammers who scam their way to the top. The film is an okay shoot with some decent acting talent, most notably Kidman look-alike Mazur. However, "TLC" fails in story and substances as it wends it way though a series of obvious contrivances fleshing out characters who little more than shallow mannequins while appearing to dig for depth but never finding it. Not likely to have appeal beyond a niche teen audience. (D)